Sunset Destination Hostel

Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré


This beautifully designed river-facing hostel is awash in antiquated art-deco swank. It has comfy dorm rooms with electronic lockers and a high-style dining room, but it outclasses its peers with its rooftop pool terrace (with winter dome bar) and impressive river views. Organised street-art tours, pub crawls and fado excursions provide dependable good times.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré attractions

1. Ribeira das Naus

0.23 MILES

This riverfront promenade between Praça do Comércio and Cais do Sodré is a focal point along Lisbon's continually regenerating waterfront. With broad…

4. Miradouro de Santa Catarina

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Students bashing out rhythms, pot-smoking hippies, stroller-pushing parents and loved-up couples all meet at this precipitous viewpoint in boho Santa…

5. Museu do Dinheiro

0.34 MILES

Pop into Banco do Portugal's money museum to see the stunning €34-million interior renovation of the once-mighty São Julião church (closed in 1933); and…

6. Statue of Dom José I

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Rising from the centre of triumphant Praça do Comercio, the dashing equestrian statue of Dom José I hints at the square’s royal roots as the pre…

7. Praça do Comércio

0.43 MILES

With its grand 18th-century arcades, lemon-meringue facades and mosaic cobbles, the riverfront Praça do Comércio is a square to out-pomp them all…

8. Arco da Rua Augusta

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This triumphal arch was built in the wake of the 1755 earthquake. A lift whisks you to the top, where fine views of Praça do Comércio, the Rio Tejo and…